A person who writes with heavy handwriting pressure remembers a fight for a long time.
The amount of pressure a writer exerts on a sheet of paper while writing is one of the most important variables you need to take into account when you are analysing a handwriting sample.
If you don’t get the handwriting pressure right, your analysis could be incomplete or downright wrong.
That is why it is important for you to correctly determine the handwriting pressure because it will help you correctly understand the intensity of any emotion the writer feels.
For example, if the handwriting has resentment strokes, the manifestation of that resentment will be more evident in someone who writes with heavy pressure than the one who writes with light pressure.
Now, let’s learn how to measure handwriting pressure.
What handwriting pressure reveals
The amount of pressure in your handwriting reveals depth of your emotions and feelings. The heavier the pressure, the more enduring the feelings, and higher the emotional intensity.
Measuring handwriting pressure
There is a simple way to measure the pen pressure exerted by a person while writing. Just pick up the paper and run your hand on the backside of the sheet.
If you feel the coarseness and indentations clearly, the handwriting pressure exerted by the writer is heavy. If you feel nothing, it means you have got a person with low handwriting pressure.
A quick note: When you’re analysing a sample, ask for two pages of handwriting and measure the pressure on both the pages.
Heavy pressure
Feelings and emotions of a high-pressure writer are more intense and they last for a long time.
If the pressure of the handwriting is heavy, it means the writer is intense. In fact, the heavier the pressure, the more enduring the feelings, and higher the emotional intensity.
A writer like this deeply feels his emotions. His feelings about anything are not fleeting; they stay with him for a long time. The harder he presses the pen on the paper, the stronger his memory is.
Such a writer will remember an event or a fight for a very, very long time. They may forgive, but they don’t forget.
Medium pressure
Someone with medium pressure in handwriting does not hold on to her past.
The feelings of medium-pressure writer are more balanced. He has a good memory, but he does not hangs on to any kinds of memories, despite remembering them.
They do not hold on to the past unless they leave no margins on the left side of the paper.
If he gets angry, he will cool off faster than someone with heavy handwriting pressure. But remember, he won’t forget anything you said.
According to graphologypro.com, if the pressure is even, the person is well-balanced and self-controlled, his decisions are well thought, and actions are consistent and calm.
Light pressure
Someone with light handwriting pressure is carefree.
According to handwriting analysis, someone with light to very light handwriting pressure does not remember things for a very long time. Even really bad ones. He can take even a traumatic events with ease.
Does it mean they don’t get angry at all? No, they do get angry. But they very soon forget about the reasons that made them mad. Once they forget the reasons, they cannot remain angry.
Unlike someone with heavy pressure in handwriting, this person with light pressure gets tired easily. He cannot sit for long hours.
Final words
Example of heavy handwriting pressure
If you have just begun analysing handwriting samples, you should always ask for physical copies. That way you will train your eyes to gauge the actual handwriting pressure even when the sample comes to you via email.
The estimation of handwriting pressure may not always be 100% correct, but experienced graphologists can get a fair idea of the pressure in handwriting despite not being in the possession of the physical copies.
Disclaimer: One element of handwriting may be analysed at a time, but always look at the entire handwriting sample before arriving at any conclusion.
